Floundering
I have started training for the swim portion of the Dilloman Triathlon. I think it's going to be 800 meters of pain and suffering.
Jennifer signed us up for semi-private training which consists of eight 45 minute sessions. We've been to one already and the other people in the class are women triathletes. The teacher is the swim coach from St. Stephen's. Needless to say, most of the other participants swim better than me and they all are definitely in much better shape. Still, the first lesson was very helpful and I'm looking forward to the coming ones as well. I have also discovered that there are muscles (lacking) that I apparently never used. Like in my shoulders.
I have also been to the Northwest Pool a couple of time and I'll probably end up swimming three times a week (including the lessons). So far I have a hard time doing freestyle for a measly 50 m length without running out of breath (I can do it OK with breast stroke). I'm envious watching the other people cruising by without any obvious effort. So I flounder and choke and pant and hope that things will improve.
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You're going to do great in the Dilloman. It won't take any time at all before you're cruising right along with everybody else.
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Hang in there Step! You can do it!
You poor thing, you! We are all proud of you for doing this, and I bet by the time it comes around you will be ready. The first couple of weeks are always hard, but it will get better.
My training is going all right--went for a little 10-miles spin on the bike tonight since I won't get to ride in Kansas. Only took about 45 minutes, and I did a few challenging hills too. I'm looking forward to the running & swimming practice I intend to get while at the farm; I'm still sore from my 5k run last Tuesday, but like you, I hold onto the thought that things can only get better.